PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Eyewitness News Analyst Lt. Gen. Reginald Centracchio was live in studio Wednesday to discuss the reprieve thousands of soldiers are getting from the Pentagon concerning their bonuses.

According to Centracchio, the bonuses were used as an incentive to stay in the military.

He also breaks down how ISIS is trying to maintain Mosul and the diversion they’ve created.

Eyewitness News Analyst Lt. Gen. Reginald Centracchio (ret.) served as Adjutant General of Rhode Island and Commanding General of the Rhode Island National Guard from 1995 until his retirement in 2005. During his tenure, he served as Director of the Rhode Island Emergency Managment Agency and as Rhode Island Homeland Security Advisor – becoming the first Adjutant General to hold all three positions simultaneously.